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Drive-In theaters are jammed with moviegoers escaping lockdown

Daniel Fuller inflated a camping mattress, tossed it into the back of his pickup and settled in with his wife to watch “Trolls World Tour” at the Coyote Drive-In in Fort Worth, Texas. ...

‘Little Fires Everywhere’ director Lynn Shelton dies at 54

LOS ANGELES – Lynn Shelton, an independent filmmaker who directed “Humpday” and “Little Fires Everywhere,” has died. She was 54. Shelton’s publicist, Adam Kersh, said in a stateme...

Fred Willard, the comedic improv-style actor, has died at 86

LOS ANGELES – Fred Willard, the comedic actor whose improv style kept him relevant for more than 50 years in films like “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Best In Show” and “Anchorman,” has died. He was...

Santa Fe Independent Film Festival gets MovieMaker’s listing

SANTA FE – The Santa Fe Independent Film Festival has been named to MovieMaker’s list of “50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee in 2020.” The Albuquerque Journal reports the fe...

Irrfan Khan, of ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ dies

NEW DELHI – Irrfan Khan, a veteran character actor in Bollywood movies and one of India’s best-known exports to Hollywood, has died. He was 54. Khan played the police inspector in...

‘Trolls’ went straight to homes. Movie theaters are fuming

NEW YORK – The most controversial movie of the year is ... “Trolls World Tour”? As innocuous as the rainbow-colored, music-blaring animated movie may seem, the digital release of ...

Whitney Houston biopic in the works

LOS ANGELES – A feature film about Whitney Houston’s life is in the works from the screenwriter of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The biopic is being shepherded by the Whitney Houston Estate, music pr...

A24 to auction movie paraphernalia to benefit NYC charities

LOS ANGELES – How does an indie film shop give back to its hometown in this crisis? If you’re A24, you start by mining your prop, wardrobe and set departments. The studio behind f...

Film adaptation of new ‘Hunger Games’ book in the works

NEW YORK – The next “Hunger Games” book is coming out next month, and a movie version is now being planned. Lionsgate is working on an adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ “The Ballad o...

In shutdown, a glimpse of life without beloved movie theaters

NEW YORK – Jennifer Page jokes that four months in, this decade is already the worst of her life. A server at a nearby resort, she’s out of work because of the pandemic. After som...

Sean Penn wants to ‘save lives’ with free COVID-19 testing

MALIBU, Calif. – After nearly a decade of helping communities in distress abroad, Sean Penn is joining the fight against the coronavirus much closer to home. The Oscar winner’s di...

‘Full House,’ Broadway producer Thomas Miller dies at 79

LOS ANGELES – Thomas L. Miller, who produced a string of hit TV comedies included “Full House” and “Perfect Strangers” before beginning a new chapter as a Broadway producer, has died. He was...